Life on Purpose

Eileen Benthal packed up her special-needs daughter, Johanna, her wheelchair and service dog for a trip to Manhattan to visit neurologists and catch a glimpse and be inspired by Pope Francis and his message of love.

Eileen Benthal: Abortion is not a matter of "choice" — it's a matter of life and death.

The bonds of friendship, even those first forged on social media, provide strength to get you through the toughest times in life.

Jesus wept. Those two words formed into a simple sentence speak volumes to those who grieve. They remind us of the humanity of Jesus and that...

EIleen Benthal on coping with grief and tough decisions, aided by dreams and doves.

When people say to me that the Lord never gives you more than you can handle, I think of what “more” means to me. It’s true, maybe it does seem God allows more trials in some people’s lives. But with more trials, there is more grace to endure.

The Spirit of God still moves among all of us, sometimes speaking in magnificent displays of God’s mighty power and sometimes through small children whose voices are seldom heard. Inspiration still flows and God’s Spirit promises to renew the face of the earth.

Motherhood is anything but sterile and perfect. It is full of life and death, joys and sorrows, smiles and tears. Motherhood will break your heart and mold it into something more.

The contradictions of early spring all around us: the snow falling on new buds; the palms and the cross; joy and suffering; broken bodies, soaring spirits.

What does it mean to be driven? Eileen Benthal looks at the concept from a biblical perspective.